JPH1071874A - Dashboard - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the weight of a dashboard, and reduce the space necessary therefor by providing a frame structure body of an internal part and a trim structure body having the variable constitution which can cover a frame structure body of a base part and/or the frame structure body of the internal part. SOLUTION: A frame structure body 17 of a base part is preconstituted according to a type, and the constitution of a frame structure body 18 of an internal part is partially constant and partially variable according to versions of an accessory. The frame structure body 18 of the internal part is joined to the frame structure body 17 of the base part, and the frame structure body 18 of the intertnal part and the frame structure body 17 of the base part support an accessory and/or an internal accessory. A trim structure body 19 can be changed, and a dashboard is beautifully processed by covering the frame structure body 17 of the base part and/or the frame structure body 18 of the internal part. The frame structure body 18 of the internal part is adapted as an intermediate part between the frame structure body 18 of the base part and the trim structure body 19 by having partially different versions A, B and C and a type.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a dashboard for a vehicle, particularly an automobile.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Dashboards have been developed specifically for vehicles, such as automobiles, but other vehicles, ships, airplanes and / or land vehicles.
Can also be used.

[0003] In general, in the field of industrial activities, dashboards can be used as internal devices with accessories or equipment and / or accessories or equipment. In that case, the dashboard, whether fixed or movably mounted, will operate, control, command,
Or used depending on other circumstances.

[0004] Today, dashboards are generally constituted by panels formed by inserts of molded plastic or metal material, or by plates that can be covered by a surface layer. The dashboard conceals a number of housings and / or tubes and also supports accessories, accessories, air conditioners and / or electrical devices provided in those areas.

[0005] In such devices, the manner in which the housing and / or tubing is secured varies considerably depending on the make and / or version of the vehicle. For example, some
Coupled to the rear surface of the panel, some are coupled to the front body panel of the vehicle body.

[0006]

Presently known dashboards are designed to support and / or secure heavy loads of accessories and / or accessories to reliably transfer loads.
Many intermediate members need to be used. In addition, many assembly steps are required and many parts to be processed need to be stocked.

[0007] In addition, the dashboard has an increased number of components due to the diversification of the outer finish.

[0008] The difficulty in assembling dashboards currently known is that the assembly of dashboards often requires an "invisible" assembly process. This assembly must be performed in a limited space in the manufacturing process of the vehicle body.

In addition, the assembly of the dashboard slows down the manufacture of the vehicle. In particular, when many accessories are assembled to the vehicle, the production speed of the vehicle is reduced.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicular dashboard that overcomes the aforementioned problems by using components common to different versions of the vehicle.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicular dashboard capable of limiting the number of parts of different versions.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a dashboard for a vehicle that can facilitate diversification of trim structures without adversely affecting cost and / or manufacturing limitations.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle dashboard that is easier to assemble by reducing "invisible" work steps.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle dashboard that can be pre-assembled with all accessories and / or accessories that can be mounted as one piece and incorporated into the dashboard.

According to the present invention, the dashboard can be reduced in weight and the space required for the dashboard can be reduced.

Other objects and effects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description, but the following description is illustrative and not restrictive.

[0017]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a vehicle dashboard, particularly a motor vehicle, having a structure that can incorporate at least vehicle accessories and / or internal accessories, depending on the type of vehicle. A base frame structure having a fixed configuration and coupled to the body of the vehicle, having a configuration that is partially constant and partially variable according to a version of a vehicle accessory; and An inner frame structure coupled to the base frame structure and a variable coverable to cover the base frame structure and / or the inner frame structure to aesthetically finish the dashboard. And a trim structure having a configuration.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a dashboard for a vehicle, particularly an automobile.

The dashboard has been developed specifically for application to vehicles such as automobiles, but other vehicles, ships, airplanes and / or land vehicles.
Can also be used.

In general, in the field of industrial activities, dashboards can be used as internal devices with accessories and / or accessories. In that case, the dashboard is used depending on driving, control, command, or other circumstances, whether fixed or movably mounted.

The dashboard is, in a broad sense, an internal device for a motor vehicle and is provided at the front of the passenger compartment. The dashboard is a structure suitable for incorporating at least various accessories and / or internal accessories of the vehicle. As a result, a safer driving of the occupant is facilitated and the occupant's compartment and / or other interior comforts are improved.

As shown in FIG. 1, accessories and / or internal accessories 1 include, for example, a ventilator, a heater and / or an air conditioner, in particular they comprise a pulsating device 2,
It has a radiator 3, a dust filter 4, a distributor 5, a heating flap 6, a recycle flap 7, and possibly an evaporator 8.

For example, pedal device 9, steering column 10, fuse box 12, instrument housing 12, car radio housing 13, electric wiring unit 1
4. Inflatable cushion device 15 and / or loudspeaker 1
It is also possible to have six.

In FIG. 2, the dashboard of the present embodiment has a base frame structure 17, an internal frame structure 18, and a trim structure 19.

The base frame structure 17 is pre-configured for the type of vehicle. This means that if the cars are about the same size, the configuration, accessory versions,
The same frame structure 17 can be used for different automobiles regardless of the conditions regarding the driving position and the like.

In the present embodiment, the base frame structure 1
7 is coupled to the vehicle body, for example in the region of the front body panel.

The configuration of the internal frame structure 18 is partly constant and partly variable, depending on the version of the vehicle accessory. That is, the configuration of the internal frame structure 18 can be partially changed. The configuration of each internal frame structure 18 depends, in particular, on the presence or absence of structures and / or the position of various accessories and / or internal accessories 1 compared to the configuration of the other internal frame structures 18. And different.

In this embodiment, the internal frame structure 1
8 is coupled to the base frame structure 17, the inner frame structure 18 and the base frame structure 17 supporting accessories and / or internal accessories 1.

The trim structure 19 can be modified and cover the base frame structure 17 and / or the internal frame structure 18 to aesthetically treat the dashboard.

Preferably, all of the accessories and / or internal accessories 1 are provided in the region of the base frame structure 17 and / or the internal frame structure 18, the number of which is determined by the trim structure 19. Limited.

The trim structure 19 can provide support for accessories and / or internal accessories 1. The accessory and / or internal accessory 1 has a part facing the occupant, for example a glove compartment 20, an air diffusion grille 21 and / or a loudspeaker, the front part 22 of the instrument housing 12, A control panel 23 for ventilation, heating and / or air conditioning and / or a control panel 24 for a car radio is arranged.

In this embodiment, the same base frame structure 17 can be used for many different dashboards. When those dashboards are referred to as, for example, "version A", "version B", and "version C", the trim structure 19 and / or the driving position differs depending on each version. Internal frame structure 18
Is adapted with a partially different version and type as an intermediate part between the base frame structure 17 and the trim structure 19.

For example, the internal frame structure 18 incorporates the evaporator 8 depending on whether the vehicle has an air conditioner. Further, in one version, a pedal device 9 and a steering column 11 are mounted on one side, and an inflatable cushion device 15 is mounted on the other side on the left and right sides of the internal frame structure 18, respectively. , Their positions are reversed from each other. Their position depends on whether the vehicle is a left-hand drive or a right-hand drive.

Referring to FIG. 1, in a particular embodiment of the invention, the base frame structure 17 may have and / or comprise a load transmitting surface, wherein the load transmitting surface is of the same type. At least for accessories and / or internal accessories 1, which are configured in a fixed manner for the vehicle.

By the expression "accessories and / or internal accessories 1 configured for the same type of motor vehicle" is meant that the accessories and / or internal accessories 1 have an overall size and The layout and / or structure is substantially the same with respect to the mounting method.

In the present embodiment, the accessories and / or the internal accessories 1 which are constantly configured for the same type of motor vehicle are formed by components of the ventilation, heating and / or air conditioning device.

The base frame structure 17 can support, for example, the pedal device 9, the steering column 10 and / or the inflatable cushion device 15.

In this embodiment, the internal frame structure 1
8 can support and / or cooperate with all or some of the differently configured accessories and / or internal accessories 1 of the motor vehicle version. That is, the presence or absence of the accessory and / or the internal accessory 1 and the structure and / or layout of the accessory and / or the internal accessory 1 differ according to the version of the vehicle.

Supported by an internal frame structure 18,
And / or differently configured accessories and / or internal accessories 1 that cooperate with the internal frame structure 18
Is formed, for example, by an instrument housing 12, a car radio housing 13, an electrical wiring section 14, and / or a loudspeaker 16.

The base frame structure 17 and the internal frame structure 18 are provided with accessories and / or internal accessories 1.
The way to sort is, of course, an example,
Not limited.

Therefore, for example, the electric wiring portion 14 can also be supported by the base frame structure 17. Portions common to all vehicles are formed in a base frame structure 17 and other portions that are not common are formed in an internal frame structure 18.

The accessories and / or internal accessories 1 are mounted according to the principles of, for example, an all-constant configuration, a partially constant and partially variable configuration, and an all-variable configuration. All accessories and / or internal accessories 1, which are configured for the same type of motor vehicle, are mounted on the base frame structure 17. Accessories and / or internal accessories 1 that are partly constant and partly variable in different versions of the vehicle are mounted on an internal frame structure 18. The trim structure 19 is fitted with external finishing accessories and / or internal accessories 1.

The all-constant accessories and / or internal accessories 1 are formed, for example, by parts of a ventilation and heating device. Accessories that are partly constant and partly invariant and / or internal accessories 1 are, for example, evaporators 8, pedal devices 9, steering columns 10,
Instrument housing 12, car radio housing 13, electric wiring section 14, inflatable cushion device 1
5 and / or loudspeaker 16.

The pedal unit 9, the steering column 10, the instrument housing 1 of the accessories and / or internal accessories 1 which are partly constant and partly invariable
2. The car radio housing 13, the electric wiring section 14, and the inflatable cushion device 15 are arranged at different positions depending on whether the automobile is a left-hand drive or a right-hand drive. Evaporator 8 and / or loudspeaker 16 can be optional.

FIGS. 3A to 3C show the base frame structure 17 and the internal frame structure of each of the three dashboard versions A, B, and C of the present invention shown in FIG. FIG. 18 is a sectional view of a side portion of the trim structure 18 and the trim structure 19.

As described above, the base frame structure 1
7 is common to each of the three versions.

The internal frame structure 18 includes the loudspeaker 16
And / or configuration.
However, it should be noted that, as shown in the drawings, the internal frame structure 18 is adapted to accommodate various lateral air diffusion devices 2.
5 _A, has a 25 _B, 25 _C same cross section to support the.

The trim structure 19 partially shown in the drawing
Is completely different in each version.

4 (a) to 4 (c), the base frame structure 17 has the same structure in each version, and the inner frame structure 18 has various central air diffusing devices 26. to support _a, 26 _B, 26 _C, is adapted to partially corrected.

In the area of the rest of the dashboard, the cross section of the trim structure 19 has changed considerably in each version.

In one particular embodiment of the invention, the base frame structure 17 can form a lateral stiffening member for a vehicle. The dimensions of the base frame structure 17 are
For example, it is possible to correspond to the width of the vehicle. The base frame structure 17 extends from one wing to the other wing and provides reinforcement against lateral impact.

In this embodiment, the base frame structure 1
7 is, for example, in the area of the wing close to the front door,
It can be coupled to the body of the vehicle.

The base frame structure 17 is made of, for example, a metal material or a reinforcing thermoplastic material using reinforcing fibers.

It should be noted in FIG. 1 that the dashboard of the present invention has, for example, means for automatically supporting, by means of which means the accessory and accessories are attached to the dashboard before being fixed to the vehicle. And / or it is possible to pre-assemble all of the internal accessories 1.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the dashboard can be mounted as a single replaceable block during manufacture of the vehicle on which the dashboard is mounted.

The means for automatically supporting are shown in FIGS.
4A to 4C, at least the portion 27
Having. The part 27 is provided on the base frame structure 17 and / or the internal frame structure 18.
The part 27 first mounts the first part of the accessory and / or the internal accessory 1 and the internal frame structure 18 on the base frame structure 17, followed by the trim structure 19 with the internal frame structure Before covering body 18,
The accessory and / or the second part of the internal accessory 1 can be mounted on the internal frame structure 18.

As shown by a dashed line in FIG. 1, the base frame structure 17 first includes a pulsating device 2, a radiator 3, a dust filter 4, a heating flap 6, a recycle flap 7, and a central closing element 28. Mounted. They can guide the flow of air. Furthermore, the dispensing device 5 is mounted on the central closing element 28.

On the base frame structure 17, it is possible to mount parts which are partly constant and partly variable, such as in particular the pedal arrangement 9 and / or the steering column 10. The steering column 10 is mounted on the right or left side depending on whether the vehicle is a right-hand drive or a left-hand drive.

Subsequently, on the base frame structure 17, an internal frame structure 18 is mounted together with the instrument housing 12 and / or the car radio housing 13, the electric wiring portion 14 and / or the loudspeaker 16,
Be combined.

The means for automatically supporting further include holes and / or
Or, it has a cutout portion 30. Holes and / or cutouts 30 allow the base frame structure 17 to the front body panel of the vehicle, the internal frame structure 18 to the base frame structure 17, and / or FIGS. As shown, a passage from the trim structure 19 to the internal frame structure 18 is formed. In one embodiment of the invention, not shown, the inflatable cushion device 15 is coupled to the base frame structure 17 through a hole provided in the internal frame structure 18.

As described above, the means for automatically supporting the dashboard as a unit in the vehicle has, for example, an opening 32 provided on the base frame structure 17. Furthermore, if necessary, wedges 33
Thereby, the base frame structure 17 can be fitted in the main body of the vehicle. As a result, the base frame structure can function as a reinforcing member to withstand a lateral impact.

In one particular embodiment of the invention, the part 27 is open front and provides a mounting direction for accessories and / or internal accessories 1. As a result, work in the "invisible" state can be avoided, and the inside can be easily and continuously mounted.

The trim structure 19 is connected to, for example, the base frame structure 17 and / or the internal frame structure 18.

FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (c) and FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (a)
In FIG. 4 (c), if necessary, the dashboard of the invention has means for guiding the circulation of the air flow. The means for guiding the circulation of the air flow are, on the one hand, on the base frame structure 17 and on the other hand the internal frame structure
Provided above. The means for guiding the circulation of the air flow
For example, it is formed by the groove 34 and the internal frame structure 18. The groove 34 is provided on the base frame structure 17. The internal frame structure 18 forms a cover 35 for the groove 34 partially facing the groove 34. As a result, for example, a tube 36 can be formed for circulating air in the direction of the upper end and / or the lateral end of the dashboard.

If necessary, the cover 35 has flow directing vanes arranged according to the version of the accessory of the vehicle.

Furthermore, the trim structure 19 has one or more material parts 37 with at least one surface, for example for an aesthetic appearance.

The material portion 37 is injection-molded by, for example, polypropylene, and has a portion formed on a woven fabric.
The material part 37 can be decorated and / or grained by painting.

The aesthetic appearance of the trim structure 19 can be enhanced by curving the panel 37.

Of course, those skilled in the art will envision other embodiments of the present invention without departing from the scope of the invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded view of one embodiment of a dashboard of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of three different types of one embodiment of the dashboard of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view of three different types of lateral end regions of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2;

4 is a cross-sectional view of three different types of central regions of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Accessory and / or internal accessory 17 ... Base frame structure 18 ... Internal frame structure 19 ... Trim structure

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle dashboard having a structure that can incorporate at least a vehicle accessory and / or an internal accessory (1), in particular a vehicle, has a certain configuration depending on the type of vehicle. A base frame structure (17) having and being partly constant and partly variable according to a version of a vehicle accessory; and An inner frame structure (18) coupled to the frame structure (17); and the base frame structure (17) and / or the inner frame structure ( 18) a trim structure (19) having a variable configuration capable of covering the same. 2. The base frame structure (17) may have and / or be formed with a load transmitting surface, said load transmitting surface being a constant configuration for at least the same type of vehicle. Dashboard according to claim 1, characterized in that it is formed for accessories and / or internal accessories (1). 3. The internal frame structure (18) comprises:
The dashboard according to claim 1, characterized in that it is possible to support all or some of the accessories and / or internal accessories (1) of different versions depending on the vehicle. 4. The base frame structure (17) comprises:
The dashboard according to claim 1, wherein a lateral reinforcement for a vehicle can be formed. 5. means for automatically supporting the dashboard by means of which the accessories and / or internal accessories (1) are fixed before fixing them in the vehicle. The dashboard according to claim 1, wherein the dashboard can be pre-assembled integrally. 6. The means for automatically supporting comprises a predetermined portion (17) provided on the base frame structure (17) and / or the internal frame structure (18).
At least the first part of the accessory and / or the internal accessory (1) and the internal frame structure (18) by the means for automatically supporting the base frame structure (17) mounting the accessory and / or the second part of the internal accessory (1) before covering the internal frame structure (18) with the trim structure (19). The dashboard according to claim 5, characterized in that it can be mounted continuously on the inner frame structure (18). 7. The system further comprises means for guiding and circulating a flow of air, said means for providing said frame structure (1) for said base.
7) The dashboard according to claim 1, wherein the dashboard is provided on the upper side and on the inner frame structure (18). 8. The means for guiding and circulating the flow of air comprises a groove (34) provided on the frame structure (17) of the base, and a cover partially facing the groove (34). Said internal frame structure (1) having (35)
8. The dashboard according to claim 7, wherein the dashboard forms an air circulation pipe. 9. The dashboard according to claim 8, wherein the cover (35) comprises flow directing vanes arranged according to a version of a vehicle accessory. 10. The trim structure (19) has a material part (37) with at least one surface having an aesthetic appearance.
The dashboard according to claim 1, comprising one or more panels having: